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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau Legend,, which owns and operates a casino resort in Macau, said its chief executive resigned on Monday after he was arrested and detained by police in the world's biggest gambling hub, sending shares down 19% to a record low. CEO Chan Weng Lin's arrest comes as authorities have stepped up a crackdown on illicit capital outflows from the Chinese mainland, where all forms of gambling are illegal, and after the high-profile arrest of Suncity boss Alvin Chau in November. Macau Legend said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that Chan resigned "to avoid distraction" to the company and for the interest of shareholders. It said it did not expect any adverse impact on its daily operations. Chan owns about a third of Macau Legend, which runs three casinos under a service agreement with SJM Holdings (OTC:SJMHF) and owns the Fishermans Wharf, an entertainment complex near the Macau ferry terminal. He is also chairman of Tak Chun Group, Macau's second-biggest operator of junkets - cross-border trips to Macau's casinos for high-spending gamblers - after Suncity. Tak Chun did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters was unable to reach Chan. Police also arrested one other man on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering. Analysts say the arrests herald a new era of zero tolerance of the promotion of gambling in China, in which the government supports development of the "mass market" segment, not high rollers. Junket operators have traditionally offered easy credit to mainland Chinese VIPs, who play in Beijing-ruled Macau's casinos and handle their debts using underground financing channels. Now nearly non-existent, the opaque VIP industry made up more than two-thirds of Macau's gambling revenue until just a few years ago. Police said the latest arrests were linked to the Suncity case in November as the two groups - Suncity and Tak Chun -worked together, engaging in "illicit and criminal activities". Suncity and Tak Chun have been the top two junket firms in Macau, employing thousands, but data from Macau's gambling regulator shows the number of licensed junkets has shrunk 46% over the past 12 months. Shares in Macau Legend closed down 19% to a record low and fell as much as 29.8% to HK$0.40 during trading. Macau Legend says CEO resigns after arrest, shares plummet to record low Add a Comment

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 20.00 0.06% 34,484 S&P 500 6.25 0.14% 4,441 Nasdaq 34.50 0.22% 15,414 S&P futures are higher as major averages look to rebound from selling pressure yesterday that saw all 11 sectors close in the red, with basic materials and industrials being the largest losers, followed not far behind by financials which dropped on cautious trading commentary from various banks at a sell-side conference and a drop in Treasury yields as CPI inflation data for August was tamer than expected. Healthcare and technology were among the sectors that faced the least downside pressure. Megacaps were mixed at the close as Apple ($AAPL) continues to fade even after it unveiled the much-awaited iPhone 13, managing to settle just above its 50-day moving average. U.S. listed China stocks tumble again overnight, led by declines in the casino/gaming sector on stricter restrictions. Overnight, Microsoft ($MSFT) board approves new share buyback of up to $60B in shares; raises quarterly dividend 11% to 62c per share. Overseas, China economic data disappointed across the board as monthly retail sales came in well below views, along with misses in industrial production and as China’s new home prices grew at their slowest pace in eight months. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -158 points to 30,511, the Shanghai Index dipped -6 points to 3,656, and the Hang Seng Index declined -469 points to 25,033. In Europe, the German DAX is down about -15 points to 15,705, while the FTSE 100 is up a few points at 7,040. Busy morning of economic data with manufacturing, import prices and industrial production on the calendar. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index dropped -25.68 points, or 0.57%, to 4,443.05 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -292.06 points, or 0.84%, to 34,577.57 The Nasdaq Composite slumped -67.82 points, or 0.45%, to 15,037.76 The Russell 2000 Index declined -30.80 points, or 1.37% to 2,209.98 Events Calendar for Today 7:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications Data 8:30 AM ET Empire Manufacturing for September…est. 18.0 8:30 AM ET Import Prices MoM for Aug…est. +0.3% 8:30 AM ET Export Prices MoM for Aug…est. +0.4% 9:15 AM ET Industrial Production MoM for Aug…est. 0.4% 9:15 AM ET Capacity Utilization for Aug…est. 76.4% 10:30 AM ET Weekly DOE Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: WEBR Earnings After the Close: none Other Key Events: Barclay’s Financial Services Conference (virtual) 2021, 9/13-9/15 Citigroup 2021 Global Technology Conference (virtual), 9/13-9/15 Piper 2021 D.C. Bank Field Trip, 9/13-9/15 Baird Global Healthcare Conference 2021 (virtual), 9/14-9/15 Barclay’s Financial Services Conference (virtual) 2021, 9/13-9/15 HC Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference (virtual), 9/13-9/15 Jefferies Software Conference (virtual), 9/14-9/15 Lake Street 5th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference (virtual), 9/14-9/15 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 1.09 71.52 Brent 1.04 74.63 Gold -2.80 1,801.70 EUR/USD 0.0023 1.1826 JPY/USD -0.35 109.34 10-Year Note +0.00 1.279% World News China’s retail sales grew a disappointing5% in August from a year ago, well below the forecast for 7% growth, as the country dealt with the worst outbreak of Covid-19 since its initial spread in early 2020. Industrial production growth was also slightly below expectations, up 5.3% in August versus predictions of 5.8% growth China’s new home prices grew at their slowest pace in eight months in August, official data showed on Wednesday. Average new home prices in China’s 70 major cities grew 0.2% month-on-month in August after increasing 0.3% in July. Compared with a year earlier, China’s new home prices grew 4.2% in August, down from a 4.6% increase in July. North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, as Pyongyang returns to weapons tests after saying that its patience for talking had worn thin. UK Aug CPI higher at +0.7% m/m vs 0.5% consensus, 3.2% y/y vs 2.9% consensus; UK Aug CPI Core higher at +0.7% m/m vs 0.4% cons, 3.1% y/y vs 2.9% consensus – U.K. inflation surge prompts bets for sharper rate increases Sector News Breakdown Consumer Yum China ($YUMC) said its adjusted operating profit would take a 50% to 60% hit in Q3 as the spread of the Delta variant in China led to restaurant closures and “sharply reduced sales”; says same-store sales in August declined by mid-teens percentage Y/Y, or close to an approximately 20% decline compared to August 2019 S. casinos with operations in Macau looking sharply lower for a second straight day as Macau government proposes to revise the city’s gaming law, tightening direct supervision of casinos in the world’s largest gambling hub. Reuters noted Macau’s secretary for economy and finance said there were still some deficiencies in industry supervision. P. Morgan downgraded Macau gaming names Galaxy Entertainment (GXYEF), MGM China (MCHVF) SJM Holdings (SJMHY), Melco (MLCO), Wynn Macau (WYNMF) and Sands China (SCHYY) from overweight to neutral or underweight due to heightened scrutiny on capital management and daily operations ahead of license renewals Academy Sports (ASO)645M share Secondary priced at $44.75 Leslie’s ($LESL)8M share Secondary priced at $22.00 DavidsTea ($DTEA) tumbled 25% after the tea retailer said its ecommerce and wholesale sales fell by nearly one-third in its fiscal second quarter European Wax Center ($EWCZ) guides FY21 revs $173-178Mm vs est. $178.2Mm, sees FY system-wide sales $788-793Mm; sees FY adj net income $26.5-28.5Mm Dutch Bros ($BROS) 21M share IPO priced at $23.00 On Holding ($ONON)1M share IPO priced at $24.00 Energy, Industrials and Materials Workhorse Group ($WKHS) shares fell after hours Tuesday as the co voluntarily dismissed its legal challenge against a U.S. Postal Service ($USPS) move to award a multibillion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Defense (OSK) for making postal delivery vehicles, Reuters reported The American Petroleum Institute ($API) showed a draw of 5.44M barrels of oil for the week ending September 10, while gasoline inventories showed a draw of 2.76M barrels, distillate inventories show a draw of 2.89M barrels and Cushing inventories show a draw of 1.36M barrels The first all-civilian mission to orbit Earth is set to take off tonight, within a five-hour launch window that opens at 8:02 p.m. ET. SpaceX will power the expedition, known as Inspiration4, using one of its Dragon capsules atop a reusable Falcon 9 rocket JinkoSolar ($JKS) Q2 EPS $0.22 vs. et. Loss (-$0.16); Q2 revs $1.23B vs. est. $1.22B; Q2 shipments were 5,203 MW; said total Q3 revenue is expected to be in range of $1.24B-$1.37B vs. est. $1.6B; for FY 2021, estimates total shipments (including solar modules, cells and wafers) to be in range of 25 GW-30GW FTC Solar ($FTCI) announced that Tony Etnyre will step down as CEO and board member; board has appointed Sean Hunkler as his successor effective Sep.24. Raytheon Technologies (RTX) has agreed to acquire advanced space electronics supplier SEAKR Engineering Financials BRP Group ($BRP) 8M share Secondary priced at $30.50 Capital One ($COF) reports August net charge-offs 1.54% vs. 1.45% last month and reports August 30-plus day delinquencies 1.79% vs. 1.71% last month Synchrony ($SYF) reported August charge-off rate 2.59% vs. 2.24% last month and also reports August 30-plus day delinquencies 1.33% vs. 1.37% last month The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Department of Treasury suspend certain parts of the 2021 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC). “This suspension will provide FHFA time to review the extent to which these requirements are redundant or inconsistent with existing FHFA standards, policies, and directives that mandate sustainable lending standards,” said Acting Director Sandra L. Thompson CPI Card Group ($PMTS) files to sell 6.56M shares of common stock for holders Healthcare Dice Molecules Holdings ($DICE) 12M share IPO priced at $17.00 Procept BioRobotics ($PRCT)56M share IPO price $25.00 Tyra Biosciences ($TYRA)8M share IPO priced at $16.00 Pfizer ($PFE) is seeking FDA approval for use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged six months to five years, the Financial Times reports. The company is aiming to gain such approval in November Avalo Therapeutics ($AVTX)5M share Spot Secondary priced at $2.20 Sage Therapeutics ($SAGE) announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to SAGE-718 for development as a potential treatment for Huntington’s disease. Fast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development and review of new treatments for serious conditions with unmet medical need such as HD Theravance Biopharma ($TBPH) shares down over 30% after announcing its hypotension treatment did not meet main goal, halts non-respiratory disease related programs; also announces cost reduction program to focus on commercializing respiratory therapeutics to maximize shareholder value; will reduce the headcount by ~75%, which will result in annualized operating expense savings of ~$165M in 2022; Unicycive Therapeutics ($UNCY) will be added as a member of the Russell Microcap Index as part of the 2021 Russell indexes reconstitution after the market opens on September 20, 2021 Technology, Media & Telecom Microsoft ($MSFT) board approves new share buyback of up to $60B in shares; raises quarterly dividend 11% to 62c per share Skillsoft ($SKIL) raises FY22 revenue view to $670M-$690M from $645M-$675M and boosts FY22 bookings view to $690M-$710M from $660M-$690M; reaffirms FY22 adjusted EBITDA view $155M-$175M Live Nation (LYV)23M share Spot Secondary priced at $86.90 CS Disco (LAW)5M share Secondary priced at $53.00 Aspen Group (ASPU) 1Q EPS ($0.03) vs est. ($0.05) on revs $19.4Mm vs est. $19.2Mm Bentley Systems, Incorporated ($BSY) announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, the developer of MX Deposit. Sonim Technologies ($SONM) said it plans to effect a one-for-ten reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock, effective Sep.15.

Thursday, August 26, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 8.00 0.02% 35,368 S&P 500 -4.25 0.09% 4,489 Nasdaq -30.50 0.20% 15,334 Another day, and another record high for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite on Wednesday, but overnight futures paint a mixed picture amid a retreat in technology shares and caution ahead of a Federal Reserve gathering that may provide more clues about its approach to paring stimulus. With few negative catalysts to dampen the risk-on sentiment, all three major U.S. indexes crept modestly higher on Tuesday. The S&P 500 was able to notch its 51st record close of the year and the Nasdaq its 30th record closing highs for 2021. With the gains, the SPX and Nasdaq have now both risen 5-straight days (the Dow is on a 4-day win streak) – but volume on U.S. exchanges was just 8.29 billion shares, making it one of the slowest trading days of the year. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 17 points to 27,742, the Shanghai Index fell -38 points to hold just above the 3,500 level and the Hang Seng Index fell -278 points to 25,415. In Europe, the German DAX is down over -100 points to 15,755, while the FTSE 100 fell about -30 points to 7,120. On the calendar today, U.S. Q2 GDP is expected to be revised up to a 6.7% clip versus the disappointing 6.5% pace from the Advance report and weekly jobless claims are expected to be 350K, but focus still remains on tomorrow’s Jackson Hole speech from Fed Chair Powell for clues on the timing of a tapering of monetary stimulus. U.S. Treasury yields rose overnight, with that on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hitting 1.359% for the first time since Aug. 13. There were a handful of earnings results in the software space moving tech as well with ADSK, SNOW,CRM, SPLK, ESTC all out with results, while in retail, WSM rises on its results. Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q2-second est. 6.7% 8:30 AM ET GDP Price Deflator Q2-prelim…est. 6.0% 8:30 AM ET GDP Consumer Spending, prelim Q2…est. 8:30 AM ET PCE Prices for Q2-E…prior 6.4% 8:30 AM ET Core PCE prelim Q2-E…est. 6.1% 8:30 AM ET Weekly Jobless Claims…est. 350K 8:30 AM EST Continuing Claims…est. 2.79M 10:30 AM ET Weekly EIA Natural Gas Inventory Data 11:00 AM ET Kansas City Fed Manufacturing, for Aug Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: ANF, BBW, BURL, COTY, DG, DLTR, FLWS, HAIN, LANC, MBUU, MOV, RGS, SAFM, SJM, TITN Earnings After the Close: BILL, $DELL, DOMO, FXLV, GPS, HPQ, LTRX, $MRVL, OLLI, $PTON, RCEL, RPID, VMW, $WDAY Other Key Events: UBS China Telco, Media, Internet Virtual Conference 2021, 8/23-8/27 Piper Sandler MedTech and Diagnostics California Bus Tour (virtual), 8/24-8/26 Jackson Hole 2021 Economic Policy Symposium, 8/26-8/28 Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 9.96 points, or 0.22%, to 4,496.19 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.24 points, or 0.11%, to 35,405.50 The Nasdaq Composite edged higher 22.06 points, or 0.15%, to 15,041.86 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 8.36 points, or 0.37% to 2,239.27 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.65 67.71 Brent -0.60 71.65 Gold -4.25 1,786.75 EUR/USD -0.0000 1.1772 JPY/USD 0.11 110.13 10-Year Note +0.005 1.349% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Guess Inc. ($GES) shares fell -6% Q2 EPS $0.91 vs. est. $0.70; Q2 revs $628.6M vs. est. $648.6M; expect revenues in q3 of fiscal 2022 to be slightly negative to flat versus q3 of fiscal 2020; for FY22, assuming no additional covid-related shutdowns past q2, expect revenues to be down mid-single digits versus fiscal 2020; increases share repurchase authorization to $200M; increasing long-term operating margin goal to 12% and adjusted earnings per share to $3.50 by fiscal 2024 Ulta ($ULTA) Q2 EPS $4.56 vs est. $2.42 on net sales $1.97B vs est. $1.76B, comp sales +56.3% (+13.1% vs 2Q19) vs est. +44.8%, gross margin 40.6% vs est. 35.9%; raised full-year outlook for EPS to $14.50-$14.70 (est. $12.50) from $11.50-$11.95 and sales to $8.1B-$8.3B (est. $7.92B) from $7.7B-$7.8B, comp sales +30-32%; sees 44 new net stores in FY21 William Sonoma ($WSM) shares rise 12%; announces a 20% quarterly dividend increase and a new $1.25 billion stock repurchase; Q2 adj EPS $3.24 vs est. $2.61 on revenue $1.95B vs est. $1.49B, quarterly comp brand revenue growth +29.8%; now sees full-year net revenue growth in high-teens to low-20s from low-double digit to mid-teens; for long-term, company is planning net rev growth mid-to-high single digits with accelerated path to $10B in net rev over next 4 years XPeng (XPEV) reports Q2 deliveries growth of 439% Y/Y and 30.4% Q/Q to 17,398 units; P7 deliveries rose 44.5% Q/Q to 11,522 units, of which 97% can support XPILOT 2.5 or XPILOT 3.0; revenues from vehicle sales increased 562.4% to $555.1M, mainly due to higher vehicle delivery, especially for the P7 Energy, Industrials and Materials ABM Industries ($ABM) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Able Services, a facilities services company headquartered in San Francisco, in a cash transaction valued at $830M Raven ($RAVN) Q2 EPS $0.19 vs. est. $0.17; Q2 revs $114.4M vs. est. $103.5M. Transocean Ltd. ($RIG) announced that BOE Exploration & Production LLC awarded Transocean a $252 million firm contract for its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship, the Deepwater Atlas Financials SelectQuote ($SLQT) shares tumble as Q4 EPS $0.02 vs. est. $0.04; Q4 revs $188.4M vs. est. $184.9M; Q4 Adjusted EBITDA of $21.3M, down 47% YoY Bitcoin prices are tumbling as the largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 4.4% Thursday to $46,588, with other tokens including Ether retreating as well, paring Bitcoin’s rally since a July low to some 60% (after topping the $50K level for the first time in 3-months on Monday) Healthcare Becton Dickinson’s ($BDX) BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test has received an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA, the first at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test to use computer vision technology in a smartphone to interpret and provide a digital display of testing results BioCryst ($BCRX) announced that the new drug submission for Orladeyo has been accepted for review by Health Canada for the prevention of recurrent attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema, or HAE, 12 years and older Exelixis ($EXEL) announces partner Takeda and ono receive approval in Japan for Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) in combination with Opdivo® (nivolumab) for treatment of unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma Lannett ($LCI) Q4 adj EPS loss (-$0.19) vs. est. loss (-$0.12); Q4 revs $106M vs. est. $110.63M; sees FY22 revenue $400M-$440M vs. est. $472.06M; sees FY22 adjusted EBITDA $40M-$55M RenovoRx ($RNXT)85M share IPO priced at $9.00 Software Autodesk ($ADSK) shares fell -6%; Q2 adj EPS $1.21 vs. est. $1.13; Q2 revs $1.06B vs. est. $1.05B; sees Q3 adj EPS $1.22-$1.28 vs. est. $1.26; sees Q3 revenue $1.11B-$1.125B vs. est. $1.11B; Q2 Total billings increased 29% to $1,015B Box Inc. (BOX) Q2 EPS $0.21 vs. est. $0.18; Q2 revs $214.5M vs. est. $212.45M; Non-GAAP operating margin was 21%, a point better than projected earlier in the month; Remaining performance obligations, a measure of work contracted for but not yet delivered, was up 27%, to $922.4 million. Free cash flow was $29.8 million, up from $13.3 million in the year-earlier quarter; sees Q3 EPS 20c-21c vs. est. 20c; sees Q3 revenue $218M-$219M vs. est. $216.6M Elastic NV ($ESTC) Q1 EPS $0.04 vs. est. loss (-$0.10); Q1 revs $193.1M vs. est. $173.17M; Q1 Cloud revs up 89% YoY to $61.5M, or 85% on a constant currency basis; Q1 Calculated billings up 27% YoY to $165.0M, or 23% on a constant currency basis; Q1 deferred revenue was $364.4M, an increase of 31% YoY; Q1 total subscription customer count was over 16,000, compared to over 15,000 in Q4 FY21; sees FY22 EPS loss (67c) to (57c) vs. est. loss (50c); sees FY22 revs $808M-$814M vs. est. $789.1M com ($CRM) Q2 EPS $1.48 vs. est. $0.92; Q2 revs $6.34B vs. est. $6.24B; reports remaining performance obligation ended Q2 at approximately $36.2B, an increase of 18% YoY; current remaining performance obligation ended Q2 at approximately $18.7B, an increase of 23% YoY, 23% in constant currency; sees Q3 EPS $0.91-$0.92 vs. est. $0.81; sees Q3 revs $6.78B-$6.79B vs. est. $6.66B Snowflake ($SNOW) Q2 EPS ($0.64) vs est. ($0.15) on revenue $272.2M vs est. $256.5M; sees Q3 revenue $280M-$285M vs est. $292/3M, FY revenue $1.06B-$1.07B vs est. $1.11B; company now has 4,990 total customers and 116 with trailing 12-month product revenue above $1M Splunk ($SPLK) Q2 EPS loss (-$2.34) vs. est. loss (-$0.69); Q2 revs $606M vs. est. $562.8M; Q2 Cloud ARR was $976M, up 72% YoY while total ARR was $2.63B, up 37% YoY; reported 234 customers with cloud ARR greater than $1M, up 100% YoY; sees Q3 revs $625M-$650M vs. est. $635.4Ml sees FY revs $2.53B-$2.6B vs. est. $2.53B Zuora Inc. ($ZUO) Q2 Non-GAAP EPS loss (-$0.04), in-line with estimates; Q2 revs $86.5M vs. est. $83.4M; sees Q3 subscription revs $71m-$72M and total revs $86M-$87M vs. est. $85.4M; sees FY revs $340M-$342M vs. est. $338.2M; sees year EPS loss (13c-11c) vs. est. (9c) Technology NetApp Inc. ($NTAP) Q1 EPS $1.15 vs. est. $0.95; Q1 revs $1.46B vs. est. $1.43B; sees Q2 EPS $1.14-$1.24 vs. est. $1.13; sees Q2 revenue $1.49B-$1.59B vs. est. $1.52B; 1Q Product Rev Grew 16% YoY to $730M and Q1 Billings Increased 20% YoY to $1.38B Pure Storage ($PSTG) Q2 non-GAAP EPS $0.06 vs. est. $0.05; Q2 revs $496.8M vs. est. $469.48M; sees Q3 revs $530M vs. est. $495.15M; sees FY22 revenue $2.04B vs. est. $1.96B; sees FY22 non-GAAP operating income $150M; Q2 Subscription services revenue $171.9 million, up 31% year-over-year; Q2 GAAP gross margin 68.4%; non-GAAP gross margin 70.5% ON Semiconductor ($ON) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire GTAT for $415M in cash Analog Devices ($ADI) increases share repurchase authorization by $8.5 billion to approximately $10 billion Joyy Inc. ($YY) +7% after Reuters reported its two top shareholders, Chairman David Li and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, aim to take the Chinese social media company private in a deal that may value it at up to $8B https://reut.rs/3DnlazS

/*============================================= = Thursday JUN 03 2021 = =============================================*/ Thursday, June 3, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -146.00 0.42% 34,444 S&P 500 -18.25 0.44% 4,187 Nasdaq -62.50 0.46% 13,611 Stock futures are edging lower, with investors expressing some caution ahead of key economic data jobs reports later this morning. Stocks finished Wednesday with slim gains ahead of today’s ADP private payrolls and jobless claims and tomorrow’s nonfarm payrolls. Investors have been closely watching for signs of inflation and indications on whether the Fed could put the brakes on the rebounding U.S. economy sooner than anticipated. Politico is reporting this morning that President Biden wants $1 trillion in new spending in the infrastructure bill. Energy stocks were market leaders on Wednesday, led higher as oil prices advanced on improving demand expectations as the economy strengthens and as the dollar weakens. The benchmark S&P 500 is up about 12% this year, and within about 1% of its record high, as investors anticipate an economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The big story this week remains the strength in a group of stocks favored by retail investors on forums such as Reddit’s WallStreetBets, led this week by surges in AMC Theatres ($AMC), Bed Bath & Beyond ($BBBY), and Blackberry ($BB), following the early year surge in GameStop ($GME) which has not given up its gains. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 111 points to 29,058, the Shanghai Index slipped -12 points to 3,584 and the Hang Seng Index declined -331 points to 28,966. In Europe, the German DAX is lower by about 60 points to 15,540, while the FTSE 100 is down over 50 points to 7,050. Events Calendar for Today 7:30 AM EST Challenger Layoffs for May 8:15 AM EST ADP Employment Change for May…est. 650K 8:30 AM ET Weekly Jobless Claims…est. 390K 8:30 AM EST Continuing Claims…est. 3.615M 8:30 AM EST Q1 Nonfarm Productivity…est. 5.5% 8:30 AM EST Q1 Unit Labor Costs…est. (-0.4%) 9:45 AM EST Markit Composite, May-F…prior 68.1 9:45 AM EST Markit Services PMI, May-F…est. prior 70.1 10:00 AM EST ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI for May…est. 63.0 10:30 AM ET Weekly EIA Natural Gas Inventory Data 11:00 AM ET Weekly DOE Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: $CIEN, $CONN, $DLTH, $EXPR, $HOV, $SCWX, $SJM, $SWIM, $TTC Earnings After the Close: $ASAN, $AVGO, $COO, $CRWD, $DOCU, $FIVE, $IDT, $JOAN, $MDB, $NX, $PD, $PHR, $SAIC, $SUMO, $TLYS, $WORK, $ZUMZ Other Key Events: Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference (virtual), 6/2-6/4 Cowen 49th Annual TMT Conference (virtual), 6/1-6/3 Goldman Sachs 3rd Asia Spotlight Symposium (virtual), 6/1-6/4 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference, 6/1-6/3 KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrials & Basic Materials Conference (virtual), 6/1-6/4 Piper Consumer Marketplace Conference (virtual), 6/2-6/4 William Blair 40th Annual Growth Stock Conference (virtual), 6/1-6/3 Wells Fargo Energy Conference (virtual), 6/2-6/3 Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index climbed 6.08 points, or 0.14%, to 4,208.12 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25.07 points, or 0.07%, to 34,600.38 The Nasdaq Composite gained 19.85 points, or 0.14%, to 13,756.33 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 3.09 points, or 0.13% to 2,297.83 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.10 68.73 Brent -0.04 71.31 Gold -12.00 1,896.35 EUR/USD -0.0014 1.2197 JPY/USD 0.13 109.69 10-Year Note +0.01 1.601% World News China Caixin services PMI 55.1 vs 56.2 estimate, composite PMI 53.8 vs 54.7 The EIA weekly report on U.S. oil inventories, supply and demand is at 11:00 this morning, pushed back a day due to the Memorial Day holiday. UK May Markit Services PMI (final) higher: 62.9 vs 61.8 consensus Eurozone May Markit Services PMI (final) higher: 55.2 vs 55.1 consensus Sector News Breakdown Consumer PVH Corp. ($PVH) Q1 EPS $1.92 vs. est. $0.83; Q1 revs $2.08B vs. est. $1.93B; Abel-Hodges to Step Down as CEO of Calvin Klein and move to an advisory position; sees Q2 EPS $1.15-$1.18 vs. est. $1.22; sees Q2 revs up 34% to 35% from prior year; raises FY21 EPS view to $6.50 from $6.00 (est. $6.16); raises FY21 revenue growth view to 24%-26% from 22%-24% SpartanNash ($SPTN) Q1 adj EPS $0.56 in-line with ests; Q1 revs $2.66B vs. est. $2.7B; reaffirms FY21 adj EPS view of $1.65-$1.80 (est. $1.76) and also backs FY21 revs view $8.8B-$9B vs. est. $8.93B; now expects that Retail comparable sales will be negative 5.0% to 7.0% for 2021 Sportsman’s Warehouse ($SPWH) Q1 EPS 28c vs. est. loss (4c); Q1 revs $327M vs. est. $252.23M; Q1 comp store sales increased 24.1% YoY; Q1 adjusted EBITDA was $23.5 million compared to $8.2 million in the comparable prior year period Churchill Downs ($CHDN) bans trainer Bob Baffert for 2 years after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s second positive drug test Conn’s ($CONN) Q1 adj EPS $1.55 vs. est. 30c; Q1 revs $291.3M vs. est. $293.77M; Q1 comp store sales up 19.4%; Q1 e-commerce sales up 95.7% HeadHunter ($HHR)5M share Secondary priced at $37.00 Energy, Industrials & Materials NRG Energy Inc. ($NRG) and Exelon Corp. ($EXC): watch utilities after suppliers to PJM Interconnection LLC’s grid, which serves more than 65 million people, will get $50 a megawatt-day to provide capacity for the year starting June 2022, according to yesterday auction results – down sharply from $140 in the previous auction, held in 2018 (ests, were for the price to fall to about $85). The results showed that the capacity price for the Chicago-area zone, known as ComEd, was $68.96 compared with $195.55 in the last auction. The price for the Pennsylvania and New Jersey zone, known as EMAAC, fell to $97.86 percent, from $165.73 The American Petroleum Institute ($API) showed a draw of 5.36M barrels of oil for the week ended May 28; gasoline inventories showed a build of 2.51M barrels, distillate inventories show a build of 1.59M barrels and Cushing inventories show a build of 741K barrels Patterson-UTI Energy ($PTEN) reports an average of 72 drilling rigs operating for the month of May, 2021 Westport Fuel ($WPRT)2M share secondary prices at $5.50 Financials The Federal Reserve will begin to unwind the corporate bond holdings it acquired last year through an emergency lending facility launched to calm credit markets at the height of the pandemic, the central bank said. The Fed said the sale of its holdings in the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility, which includes bonds of companies purchased in the secondary market and exchange-traded funds that invest in corporate bonds, will be “gradual and orderly.” Cushman & Wakefield ($CWK) announces offering of 10M ordinary shares for holders Arch Capital (ACGL) announces $500 million public offering of depositary shares representing series G preferred shares MarketAxess ($MKTX) May trading volume of $478.7B consists of $204.4B in credit volume and $274.3B in rates volume; total credit volume decreased 10.6% this month year-over-year with a 37.9% rise in Eurobond trading volume. Allstate ($ALL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citi Cushman & Wakefield ($CWK) 10M share Spot Secondary priced at $18.75 Healthcare Syneos Health ($SYNH) announces offering of 10.85M shares of common stock for holders Tilray ($TLRY) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Cantor Fitzgerald Technology, Media & Telecom com ($BILL) files to sell 10.6M shares of common stock for holders ai ($AI) Q4 EPS loss (24c) vs. est. loss (26c); Q4 revs $52.3M vs. est. $50.6M; sees FY22 revs $243M-$247.0M vs. est. $239.94M Elastic ($ESTC) Q4 adj EPS loss (8c) vs. est. loss (16c); Q4 revs $177.6M vs. est. $157.94M; sees Q1 adj EPS loss (13c)-(10c) vs. est. loss (12c); sees Q1 revs $171M-$173M vs. est. $168.78M; Q4 Revenue of $177.6 million, Up 44% YoY, Q4 SaaS Revenue of $51.3 million, Up 77% YoY and FY21 Revenue of $608.5 million, Up 42% YoY FireEye ($FEYE) entered into a definitive agreement to sell the FireEye Products business, including the FireEye name, to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash transaction for $1.2B; board approves share repurchase program of up to $500M Guidewire ($GWRE) Q3 adj EPS loss (16c) vs. est. loss (24c); Q3 revs $164M vs. est. $157.74M; sees year revs $732M-$738M up from $725M-$733M prior (est. $730.4M) NetApp ($NTAP) authorizes additional $500M stock buyback; raises quarterly dividend by 4% to 50c per share; Q4 EPS $1.17 vs. est. $1.12; Q4 revs $1.56B vs. est. $1.50B; Q4 billings up 12% at 1.74B; sees Q1 EPS 89c-97c vs. est. 87c; sees Q1 revs $1.37B-$1.47B vs. est. $1.37B Semtech ($SMTC) Q1 adj EPS 53c vs. est. 52c; Q1 revs $170.4M vs. est. $164.31M; Q1 Wireless and Sensing products group net sales increased 7% sequentially and 78% year-over-year for a new record that included record net sales for our LoRa(R) platforms and proximity sensing products; guides Q2 adj EPS 57c-65c vs. est. 57c; sees Q2 revs $177M-$187M vs. est. $169.58M Smartsheet ($SMAR) Q1 Non-Gaap EPS loss (9c) vs. est. loss (14c); Q1 revs $117.1M vs. est. $111.81M; Q1 calculated billings grew 48% YoY to $132.8M; Q2 net operating cash flow was negative $3.0M, net free cash flow was negative $8.2M; number of all customers with annualized contract values (“ACV”) of $5,000 or more grew to 12,655, an increase of 32% YoY; sees FY22 EPS loss (44c)-(36c) vs. est. loss (40c); sees FY22 revenue $510M-$515M vs. est. $502.76M Splunk ($SPLK) Q1 EPS ($2.89) vs. est. loss (70c); Q1 revs $502M vs. est. $491.32M; sees Q2 revenue $550M-$570M vs. est. $561.36M; sees Q2 ARR $2.59B-$2.62B and Q2 Cloud ARR $950M-$960M; said Q1 net loss widened on higher operating expenses, driven in part by its transition to the cloud Cambium Networks ($CMBM) 2M share Secondary priced at $48.00 dLocal ($DLO)41M share IPO priced at $21.00 Flex ($FLEX) files mixed securities shelf

Unusually heavy option volume on today's open include $A, $VZ, $SJM, $SYY, and $NRG.

**Earnings for 11/24** _BMO_ $ADI $BBY $BURL $DLTR <-- Preview for $DG earnings $HRL $J $MDT $PLAN $SJM $TIF _AMC_ $ADSK $DELL $GPS <--$URBN today might telegraph their earnings $HPQ $PTSG **Earnings for 11/25** _BMO_ $DE

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